User:BridgeW/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Transit-oriented development

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I've chosen this article due to my interest in the promotion and improvement of public transportation. I want to learn and share the effects that public transportation and transit-oriented development (TOD) have, including environmental, economic, and social. This article is important to multiple WikiProjects and is an ideal candidate for sharing information about the costs and benefits of TOD.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

The lead section provides a very good overview of what TOD is but little information about the article's sections

Content

The article only has three main sections, a description, explaining TOD in various cities, and relevant concerns. There is little information about any benefits or drawbacks of TOD.

Tone and Balance

I see little to no issues with tone in the first section of the article but the section that covers relevant concerns seems to be written in a persuasive manner or draws heavily from sources with a particular viewpoint. There is no section explaining benefits to balance the concerns/drawbacks.

Sources and References

The list of sources and references is very lengthy but has a diverse array of authors and includes older and recent information.

Organization and Writing Quality

The section describing TOD in various cities is very long and wordy and not adequately cited. This section should be better summarized or the information split into various other overarching sections. The other two sections are well-written and cited.

Images and Media

The article has an appropriate amount of images and all the captions make sense with the article.

Talk Page Discussions

This article is rated as high-importance to a few WikiProjects including 'Geography, Cities', 'Architecture', and 'Urban studies and planning'. It is considered 'Start-Class' and needs much improvement. The most recent relevant concern given in the talk page is about the list of TOD cities becoming too large, an issue that I also think needs addressed.

Overall Impressions

The article is given as "Start-Class" and in much need of improvements and is a prime candidate for my assignment due to its importance and my interest in the topic of public transit. The lead section and description section are very well written and well cited, I think those sections need little to no changes. The rest of the article, in my opinion, needs a major overhaul. The TOD in cities section is lengthy and poorly cited, much of this information could be redistributed into other sections. The article only discusses concerns or drawbacks to TOD but no positive impacts, lacking in the neutrality that Wikipedia is supposed to have. It appears to be missing a lot of information and will need some major additions to improve it.